as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel
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Recent Examples of assignation
The assignations are alleged to have taken place on the job and in the building where all were assigned to provide security.
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
The passage from the car park through the kitchen to the lifts and up to the Kennedy suite—the route that Marilyn Monroe supposedly took to and from her assignations with Mr. President.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
In a strong scene that points to the cold remove of the moneyed class from those living on the poverty line, Lynette meets married family man Scott at the hotel where their assignations take place.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Oh, also, that little assignation takes place during Talleyrand’s engagement party, which swiftly segues into a massive pansexual orgy, as such events so often do!
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
The passage from the car park through the kitchen to the lifts and up to the Kennedy suite—the route that Marilyn Monroe supposedly took to and from her assignations with Mr. President.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
In a strong scene that points to the cold remove of the moneyed class from those living on the poverty line, Lynette meets married family man Scott at the hotel where their assignations take place.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Oh, also, that little assignation takes place during Talleyrand’s engagement party, which swiftly segues into a massive pansexual orgy, as such events so often do!
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignation
Noun
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Pharmacies are widely available and often don’t require appointments.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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These were days for doctors’ appointments, haircuts, long lunches, coming in late and leaving early.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Noun
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On that note, one emotional highlight to date was the presentation of an unannounced honorary Palme to John Travolta.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The rest of Wilson’s 2026 includes dates for her Whirlwind World Tour and Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show tour.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Boeing’s efforts to keep up kept hitting development snags including its first uncrewed test flight, which missed its rendezvous with the space station entirely in 2019.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Still, the industry looked forward and upward in this annual rendezvous that reiterated its global reach.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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“Assignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignation. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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